Captain Samuel & William Steele, 1801
Scope and Contents
A letter from William Steele to his brother Captain Samuel Steele of Augusta, Virginia regarding the potential sale of enslaved people to a mutual acquaintance: “He mentioned that he Expected you along on your way to the Natchez Cuntry this Spring & perhaps might bring on some Negroes for him – I am about trying to tell his Lieking for Negroes – if I can effect it I will send him 4 or 5 fellows to begin the world with.” Dated March 8th 1801(?). The identity of the Steele brothers is not immediately discernible: there were a large number of Steeles resident in Augusta during the 18th and 19th centuries, though one Samuel Steele (1730-1808) had at least 13 children, two of which were William (1760-1811) and Samuel Steele (1760-1845), and these may be the brothers in question. There were two Captain Samuel Steeles (1773-1835 and 1747-1837) resident in Augusta county during the period in question, though neither have a clear connection to any William Steele. ADD: note about materials concerning slavery.
Dates
- 1801
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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